Thursday, April 3, 2008

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

In Pictures: 'Doctor Who' returns

Posted: 03 Apr 2008 06:00 PM CDT

DS takes an in-pictures look at episode one of the new series of Doctor Who.

Shocking - Merlin on NBC!

Posted: 03 Apr 2008 05:00 PM CDT

It's probably because of the recent writers strike, but it is highly unusual that something like Merlin would get a first run on one of the major american networks like NBC. Obviously, NBC and the BBC have an existing relationship, in fact, that's probably one of the reasons why Doctor Who ended up on NBC's Sci Fi channel.

In a way, I can only imagine that it's because of the success of Doctor Who on Sci Fi that something like this would even be possible. It's obvious that Merlin is being done "for the Doctor Who slot" on the BBC -- all the more important with the year off for the series -- but I suspect that it also helped make it easier for NBC to take the risk of airing a first run UK program like this. (Though it's probably less of a risk than repeats due to the lack of development.)

Very, very interesting.

Tennant Interview

Posted: 03 Apr 2008 01:43 PM CDT

David Tennant was today interviewed by Simon Mayo on BBC Radio Five. A Podcast of the interview is available for the next seven days. A reminder that David Tennant and Catherine Tate will be guests on friday nights Jonathan Ross show on BBC1. Thanks to Daniel Smith

MediaGuardian effects preview

Posted: 03 Apr 2008 10:36 AM CDT

The MediaGuardian website has published an article by Stephen Brook previewing some of the work effects house The Mill has performed for the first episode of the new series of Doctor Who. The article looks at how the Adipose were created for the episode, including images. Stephen Regelous, who worked on the episode, is quoted as saying that: "When I first found out that the Mill was working on Doctor Who, I was quietly hoping that Massive might be...

News: Doctor Who Series 4 Preview

Posted: 03 Apr 2008 10:34 AM CDT

OK - here there be slight spoilers, so tread carefully. (Nothing out and out, you understand, not until everyone else knows. You wouldn't believe the stuff we've kept from you - goodness me no, I won't go there, you won't sleep tonight...) So Doctor Who kicks off this week with Partners in Crime, which will see the Doctor reunited with Donna Noble, and up against Miss Foster (Sarah Lancashire) as "an enigmatic and powerful businesswoman." Alien foes are the Adipose, computer generated...

News: Doctor Who Hits The Press

Posted: 03 Apr 2008 10:02 AM CDT

At last the media frenzy has gathered, two days before the return of Doctor Who - and to be honest, most of it is the same, garnered from the BBC Press Release and Press Launch interviews. Of particular note is that old favourite, icwales.co.uk. This article features Fuhrer Russell T Davies describing how clever he is. Seriously though, he takes a lot of credit for the shows resurrection being a success. Despite the BBC wanting a Saturday evening series to start off...

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

Posted: 03 Apr 2008 07:35 AM CDT

Well the BBC have finally redesigned the mothership Doctor Who Website. Our response is, well, somewhat split: THE GOOD: Non-UK residents can still access it (for the most part) and watch the video clips, unlike the official Torchwood site....

Doctor Who to be star attraction at Kelvingrove - The Herald

Posted: 03 Apr 2008 06:46 AM CDT


Doctor Who to be star attraction at Kelvingrove
The Herald, UK - 58 minutes ago
The Adipose could also appear in the Kelvingrove exhibition, alongside the Tardis, the metallic cyber-dog K9, the Daleks, the Cybermen and many of the ...

Brit series 'Wire in the Blood' takes the action to Texas - Los Angeles Times

Posted: 03 Apr 2008 06:13 AM CDT


Brit series 'Wire in the Blood' takes the action to Texas
Los Angeles Times, CA - 1 hour ago
(Its most successful series is the sci-fi drama "Torchwood" and "Robin Hood.") Green said he and Sandra Jobling, his partner in Coastal Productions, ...

BAFTA Cymru nominations

Posted: 03 Apr 2008 05:31 AM CDT

This year's nominations for the BAFTA Cymru awards have been announced, and sees Doctor Who and its spin-offs nominated in several categories: Best Drama Series: Doctor Who (Voyage of the Damned); Torchwood (End of Days); Belonging (which also stars Torchwood's Eve Myles!) Best Childrens Programme: The Sarah Jane Adventures (Whatever Happened To Sarah Jane?); Atom; Young Dracula Best New Media TV or Film Related: Doctor Who Comic Maker; Coal House...

He Kills Coppers currently airing

Posted: 03 Apr 2008 03:58 AM CDT

Prosthetics by Millennium FX in new ITV1 cop drama

The stars line up for Doctor Who - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 03 Apr 2008 03:21 AM CDT


The stars line up for Doctor Who
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 3 hours ago
However, it is the 21st-century incarnation, under the aegis of its recreator and chief writer, Russell T Davies, that seems particularly chock-a-block with ...

The Tardis has landed: Doctor Who to be star attraction at Kelvingrove - The Herald

Posted: 03 Apr 2008 03:11 AM CDT


The Tardis has landed: Doctor Who to be star attraction at Kelvingrove
The Herald, UK - 3 hours ago
The Adipose could also appear in the Kelvingrove exhibition, alongside the Tardis, the metallic cyber-dog K9, the Daleks, the Cybermen and many of the ...

Hi-def TV will be made free to 15m homes in challenge to Sky - This is London

Posted: 03 Apr 2008 02:55 AM CDT


Hi-def TV will be made free to 15m homes in challenge to Sky
This is London, UK - 3 hours ago
... current one being offered on Sky and Virgin. This shows the best of its content, with programmes such as Cranford, Bleak House, Torchwood and Holby Blue.

No 'Totally Doctor Who' this year

Posted: 03 Apr 2008 02:49 AM CDT

No 'Totally Doctor Who' this year
News Dated: 3/4/2008

The BBC have decided not to renew 'Totally Doctor Who' for a third series.

Confirmation comes from Russell T. Davies, speaking exclusively to Doctor Who Magazine, who states:

"The only thing we've lost this year is Totally Doctor Who - farewell, Totally, and thank you! Barney Liz, Kirsten, it was brilliant working with you, and your producer, Ros, who worked so hard and with such imagination. Great show, a proud and clever part of the Doctor Who world."

[Source: Doctor Who Magazine - Issue #394]

Talking Doctor Who with CBI Finalist Dan McDaid - comic Book Resources

Posted: 03 Apr 2008 02:39 AM CDT


Talking Doctor Who with CBI Finalist Dan McDaid
comic Book Resources - 48 minutes ago
David Tennant is brilliant though - a tremendously gifted actor and visually an artist's dream. Really strong, expressive features, a wicked quiff and a ...

Fans give blood to see Sophia - The Sun

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 11:44 PM CDT


Fans give blood to see Sophia
The Sun, UK - 1 hour ago
By ONLINE REPORTER DAVID Tennant's former squeeze Sophia Myles has been such a hit in US vampire series Moonlight, fans are giving BLOOD in a bid to get the ...

Black Hollies, Takka Takka, O'Death, Oh My! - CMJ.com

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 11:43 PM CDT


Black Hollies, Takka Takka, O'Death, Oh My!
CMJ.com - 1 hour ago
The Black Hollies begin the grueling process of hitting the road tomorrow at Brooklyn's Luna Lounge, with Steve Wynn and Miracle 3, while Dalek and O'Death ...

TV REVIEW Chuck Episodes 1 - 8

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 10:32 PM CDT

Love at first sight it certainly wasn't. SFX was slow to fall for the charms of Chuck, the US show about computer nerd who becomes an unwitting spy. Our first review of the show's pilot lumped it in with a review of Reaper. The next issue, it was deemed worthy...

Can a person have too much John Barrowman? - TV Scoop

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 10:31 PM CDT


Can a person have too much John Barrowman?
TV Scoop, UK - 2 hours ago
He appeared as a judge on the Eurovision thing, he was doing the action hero thing in Torchwood and he even presented the National Lottery show. ...

Latest issue

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 10:30 PM CDT

SFX 169 – May 2008 On sale Wednesday 9 April 2008 FREE STUFF! Every copy of SFX169 comes with a free set of Doctor Who season four fridge magnets, so now the Dalek and Cyberman we gave you last year can be joined by a Sontaran and an Ood....

Doctor Who: a special effects sneak peak - Guardian

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 10:15 PM CDT


Doctor Who: a special effects sneak peak
Guardian, UK - 3 hours ago
When I first found out that the Mill was working on Doctor Who, I was quietly hoping that Massive might be used to create hordes of Daleks or Cybermen and ...

Sci-fi shows' Bafta Cymru battle - BBC News

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 09:31 PM CDT


Sci-fi shows' Bafta Cymru battle
BBC News, UK - 3 hours ago
Doctor Who will fight it out with its spin-off series Torchwood in a bid to claim the top honours at this year's Bafta Cymru awards. ...

Thursday Link-A-Mania

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 09:07 PM CDT

Hyperion Movie Dan Simmons's Hugo Award-winning epic space opera set for the big screen. The first two novels in Dan Simmons's Hyperion Cantos sequence are being developed as one movie for Warner Brothers, according to The Hollywood Reporter . Gough...

Major telefantasy Announcements from NBC

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 08:38 PM CDT

US TV network NBC is going SF and fantasy crazy, it seems, with major announcements about new, returning and acquired telefantasy shows: * Medium has been renewed for a fifth season. (Hurrah! This is one seriously under-appreciated show.) * Heroes ...

Who goes there - Dorset Echo

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 08:38 PM CDT


Who goes there
Dorset Echo, UK - 4 hours ago
This exhibition, the largest of its kind in the country, opened in style with a seven-foot Cyberman crashing through a screen to the sounds of an ...

SEE CATHERINE TATE BOVVERED BY DOCTOR WHO ALIENS - www.thedailygoss.com

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 06:00 PM CDT


SEE CATHERINE TATE BOVVERED BY DOCTOR WHO ALIENS
www.thedailygoss.com, UK - 2 hours ago
Catherine Tate is in desperate need - of using the loo! But her pal is locked in there, with her body taken over by cute aliens who burst out of her. ...

Hollywood to film war hero's exploits - ic Wales

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 04:53 PM CDT


Hollywood to film war hero's exploits
ic Wales, United Kingdom - 55 minutes ago
In 2006, meanwhile, TV series Colditz depicted life for prisoners inside the notorious castle, and starred Jason Priestley, Damien Lewis and Eve Myles. ...

The Doctor is back.. - Get Bracknell

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 04:52 PM CDT


The Doctor is back..
Get Bracknell, UK - 8 hours ago
Donna Noble (Catherine Tate), last seen as The Runaway Bride, is determined to find the Doctor again – even if it means braving the villainous Miss Foster ...

Belly full of Spain is barrel of laughs - This Is Lancashire

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 03:42 PM CDT


Belly full of Spain is barrel of laughs
This Is Lancashire, UK - 2 hours ago
Funny Moment Peter Kay's funniest moment of last year was repeated on Catherine Tate. Generally, Tate's a bit hit and miss, but when the writing's on form, ...

Dr Who returns for fourth season - Bolton News

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 12:45 PM CDT


Dr Who returns for fourth season
Bolton News, UK - 27 minutes ago
By Ian Savage THE choice of Catherine Tate as David Tennant's main travelling companion for the new series of Doctor Who may have 'bovvered' a few fans, ...

In a galaxy far, far gay - Time Out Chicago

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 12:08 PM CDT


In a galaxy far, far gay
Time Out Chicago, IL - 1 hour ago
... and Dr. Who spin-off and current BBC hit Torchwood features Captain Jack Harkness as the bisexual protagonist (played by out actor John Barrowman). ...

SINGER SNUBS INTERVIEWS - Mirror.co.uk

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 11:26 AM CDT


SINGER SNUBS INTERVIEWS
Mirror.co.uk, UK - 38 minutes ago
Even Dr Who star David Tennant managed to get there without his Tardis. Mariah, who is in the UK to promote her new album E=MC2, only surfaced from her ...

From the promoter: - Austin 360 (subscription)

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 11:08 AM CDT


From the promoter:
Austin 360 (subscription), TX - 57 minutes ago
Acclaimed Phili-based DJ/producer RJD2 will be taking the stage at Emo's Outside with openers Dalek and Happy Chichester on April 4, 2008. ...

Dr Who opener is a stonker - The Sun

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 08:51 AM CDT


Dr Who opener is a stonker
The Sun, UK - 16 hours ago
IT'S the news all Doctor Who fans have been waiting for – the Time Lord is back with a belter of a series. Like star David Tennant we're sure fans will give ...

S04E01: 'Partners In Crime'

Posted: 02 Apr 2008 03:54 AM CDT

The episode may be about diets, but we&os;re not going to slim down on Doctor Who spoilers!

Super Nanny

Posted: 01 Apr 2008 01:00 PM CDT

Sarah Lancashire reveals her criminal intentions.

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